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The bride's farewell
By Meg Rosoff. 2009
On the morning of her wedding, Pell Ridley creeps out of bed in the dark, kisses her sisters goodbye and…
flees - determined to escape a future that offers nothing but hard work and sorrow. She takes the only thing that truly belongs to her: Jack, a white horse. The road ahead is rich with longing, silence and secrets, and each encounter leads her closer to the untold story of her past. For Senior High readers. 2009.iPod et minijupe au 18e siècle (Roman 14/18)
By Louise Royer. 2011
Un soir, Sophie revient de ses cours à l’Université, quand elle est soudainement éblouie par une lumière intense. Prise de…
vertige, et sans trop savoir pourquoi ni comment, elle se retrouve en plein cœur de Paris… en l’an 1767! Ne pouvant retourner chez elle, elle est recueillie par Nicolas et Élyse, qui l’aideront à s’intégrer à la vie du 18e siècle, dans un milieu dont elle ignore tout des convenances et des règles. Pour les lecteurs du collégial. 2011.Washington avalanche, 1910 (Historical Romance Ser.)
By Cameron Dokey. 2000
Fleeing her conniving guardian stepbrother, seventeen-year-old Ginny Nolan boards a Seattle-bound train and meets young Virginia, who is apprehensive over…
her imminent arranged marriage to a stranger. The girls temporarily trade identities, giving Virginia a chance to assess the fiancé. But unexpected love and an avalanche intervene. For junior and senior high readers. 2000.Theodore Boone (Theodore Boone Ser. #Bk. 1)
By John Grisham. 2010
In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he's only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks…
he's one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk - and a lot about the law. He dreams of being a great trial lawyer, of a life in the courtroom. But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than he expected. Because he knows so much - maybe too much - he is suddenly dragged into the middle of a sensational murder trial. Grades 5-8. 2010.Class action
By Steven B. Frank. 2018
Fed up with homework, Sam, his older sister Sadie, his three best friends, and his elderly neighbor bring a class…
action suit against the Los Angeles Unified School District, arguing that homework is unconstitutional. His case goes all the way to the Supreme Court. For grades 4-7. 2018Fear the drowning deep
By Sarah Glenn Marsh. 2016
Bridey has loathed the sea ever since her granddad was lured off a cliff. She insists there is a creature…
out there, others just think her mad. Now a young woman's body washes up on shore and she is convinced that her granddad's killer has returned. Then she finds Fynn, an outsider, injured on the beach and she takes him home to heal. But when more girls vanish, he is the obvious suspect. Can Bridey discover who or what is plaguing her town before those she loves most are lost to the waves?Theodore Boone: joven abogado (Theodore Boone #1)
By John Grisham. 2011
Con trece años, Theodore Boone conoce más acerca de la ley que algunos abogados. Pero cuando un juicio por asesinato…
de alto perfil llega a su pequeña ciudad, Boone se encuentra en una situación mucho mayor de lo esperado y que prevalezca la justicia. For junior and senior highLillian's right to vote: a celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
By Jonah Winter, Shane W. Evans. 2015
Lillian is an old woman, but she still wants to vote. She is the great-great-granddaughter of slaves, sold in front…
of the courthouse where Lillian now wants to vote. In those days, only rich white men could vote. The Civil War, the women's suffrage movement, and social protests are all parts of the story bringing about the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a law protecting every citizen's right to vote. For grades K-3Song of the silent harp (Emerald Ballad Ser. #Vol. 1)
By B. J. Hoff, B. J Hoff. 1991
The potato famine is devastating Ireland, and all Nora Kavanagh has left is her son Daniel and her faith in…
God. Her childhood friend Morgan Fitzgerald, whom she has always loved, arranges for Nora and Daniel to make their way to America. There they are helped by Michael Burke, now a New York City policeman, who loved Nora when they were children. Prequel to Heart of the Lonely Exile (DB 41304)Elizabeth Webster and the court of uncommon pleas (Elizabeth Webster #1)
By William Lashner. 2019
When star swimmer Henry Harrison asks twelve-year-old Elizabeth Webster to help dispel a ghost that speaks her name, she calls…
on her estranged father and learns he is an attorney for the damned. For grades 5-8. 2019Theodore Boone: el secuestro (Theodore Boone #2)
By John Grisham. 2018
Theodore Boone de trece años, una vez más utiliza sus conocimientos legales y habilidades detectivescas para resolver un caso esta…
vez la desaparición en mitad de la noche de su mejor amiga, AprilTheodore Boone: the abduction (Theodore Boone #2)
By John Grisham. 2011
Theo was the last person to talk to his best friend April before she was abducted from her bedroom. When…
the police are stumped, Theo uses his investigative skills to try to save April. Sequel to Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (DB 71512). For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2011